Letter To The Editor: Levenberg Takes On Important Challenges

Dear Editor,

I proudly serve on both the Ossining and Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES boards of education, but my support for Ossining Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg represents my own personal view. I have known Dana for several years and have seen her repeatedly stand up to important challenges for the Ossining community on several occasions.

Early in her role as Town Supervisor, Dana held the line and made sure that Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor paid its fair share of taxes, making sure that hard-working families did not pay for a tax cut for the Trump organization. Dana has been a smart steward of tax dollars. While she has kept taxes in check, the Moody’s rating for the town has been upgraded to AA1 status, which protects the Town’s financial future, and can make borrowing less expensive for large projects.

Dana supports equity and justice for all. After a symbol of hate was found at a town park, Dana reached out to the NAACP and local leaders to establish the Community Equity Task Force. The pandemic has shown that closing the digital divide is needed more than ever and is an important part of our way towards equitable access for all. Dana took the lead on applying for a grant to bring free wifi to the waterfront parks.

In my many years of seeing Dana in action as a colleague and as Supervisor, she has been an intensive listener and builder of consensus. Dana listens to the concerns of the community and has worked with developers to re-work proposals to minimize the impact of new projects on the environment, traffic and our schools.

Dana is the strong, experienced leader that Ossining needs. Please vote for Dana Levenberg for Town Supervisor in the Democratic Primary on June 22nd or through early voting continuing through June 20th.

Thank you,

Frank Schnecker